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Senate extends criminal-code task force and approves juvenile and gang sentencing changes
Summary
The Utah Senate extended the Criminal Code Evaluation Task Force (SB 17) and passed SB 50 (juvenile-offender penalty amendments) and SB 51 (group/gang enhancement amendments); SB 17 passed 25–4, while SB 50 and SB 51 passed unanimously and move to the House.
The Utah Senate advanced several criminal-justice measures on Day 9. Senator Maine explained SB 17, which reenacts and extends the Criminal Code Evaluation Task Force for two years to continue reviewing criminal statutes and consider possible recodification and standardization of the code. The sponsor said the task is intensive,…
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